Paper format. National Exams, May 2015 — 07-Mec-B8 Engineering Materials. Three hours, open book; any non-communicating calculator permitted. Eight problems, all of equal value; any FIVE constitute a complete paper, so each problem is worth 20 marks. Candidates are urged to submit a clear statement of any assumptions made. All eight problems are solved below, because the set as a whole is the study resource.
Reference texts (22-Mec-B8 Engineering Materials).
- Askeland & Wright, The Science and Engineering of Materials, 7th ed. — the primary syllabus text.
- Callister & Rethwisch, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 10th ed.
- Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, 3rd ed. — Considère's construction and plastic instability.
- Shackelford, Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers, 8th ed. — ceramics, glasses and glass-ceramics.
- Fontana, Corrosion Engineering, 3rd ed. — galvanic series, sacrificial protection and Faraday's law.
- Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 5th ed. — selection criteria and material indices.
- Polmear, Light Alloys, 5th ed. — aluminium tempers, Al–Li alloys and maraging steels.
